COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONThe 8.0 per cent abv, bottle conditioned beer is brewed from British, Czech and Danish malts with Styrian hops and an English yeast strain. All the ingredients are transported along precarious roads to the brewery located 3,500 feet above sea level.

Pours deep chestnut brown with thick tan head that dissipates quickly.
The nose is subdued at first, but offers typical stout notes of chocolate, coffee and dark cherry. Chilled, the palate at first presents some of the chalkiness common to harsher coffee beers, but this subsides as it aerates and warms.
While Lion Stout smooths out, it provides fizz and a dry, slightly bitter finish. A good stout from an unexpected location.

This is exactly what you want from a stout. Dark with a good head, strong chocolatey aroma, a touch of fruit coming through with a dryness (from the malts, maybe?) to ensure it doesnít become sickly. Delicious.

Bottle. Almost black color with huge steady head. Aroma is very pleasant: roasted coffee, rye bread, bitter chocolate. Taste is complex and rich: lightly sweet with dry fruits notes at the beginning than it goes to nice bitterness in finish. Slightly oily and rich texture. Great stout! Especially surprising that it brewed in tropical country.

Old rating. Bottle from Old Town. Poured into a shaker pint glass. Rich black color with a nice tan head. Decent lacing. Smells of cacao, prune, star anise, tobacco and coffee. Tastes the same with some vanilla and pepper present. Roasted malt flavor in there as well. Not as rich as some other stouts with an oily mouthfeel. Nice smooth finish though. Slightly boozy as it warms up.

Pours pitch black. World Class head volume, lacing and retention.
Outstanding nose of dark chocolate, molasses, dark fruit (prune) subtle coffee and a hint of alcohol.
Heavy medium bodied with a very smooth texture that approaches creamy. Above normal carbonation level with effervescence from the middle on.
The outstanding flavor profile is intense, complex and well balanced. It begins with a blend of flavors that separate into chocolate, a hint of coffee and very subtle prune. In the middle, the big malt sweetness comes forward with a molasses and caramel flavor against a mild bitterness of citric hops and roast. The finish is a slow sweet fade and leaves you with that nice slight alcohol burn at the back of the throat amid an effervescent burst.

Nothing about this beer should be as good as it is. It is brewed in Sri Lanka, known more for factories that supply cheap wares than beer. Itís a Stout, a strong one at that, when youíd expect a Lager. Itís cheap. In fact, this beer has the best Taste to Price to Strength ratio going for it that I have ever encountered. Black with a tan head, bold notes of licorice, tobacco, raisins, wood, leather, smoke and molasses mingle magnificently for nose and tongue. Slight hints of booze rear up but only as a stern warning; this beer is delicious, but strong...donít mess with it. As a warming effect enters after a few sips, I find myself enjoying the slick body with more than typical carbonation for a Stout. Itís big, bold and buck-banginí bodaciousness in a bottle. Ensconce yourself in a fine chair and sidle up to one of Asiaís finest.

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